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Blue Marlin Dive - Gili Trawangan

Jalan Gili Trawagan, West Nusa Tenggara 83352, Indonesia
+62 (0)370 6132424
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Type: Water Sports
Owner description: Blue Marlin's flagship centre is located on Gili Trawangan, Lombok Indonesia. We offer daily recreational and technical dive trips for certified... more » Owner description: Blue Marlin's flagship centre is located on Gili Trawangan, Lombok Indonesia. We offer daily recreational and technical dive trips for certified divers, a complete range of PADI recreational and TecRec courses from beginner to instructor level and a luxury diving liveaboard based in Komodo national park. An award-winning TDI and IART technical facility, we specialize in Enriched Air Nitrox, Tri-mix, Buddy Inspiration and Evolution, and JJ Closed-Circuit Rebreather training. We have a full service dive resort with a restaurant, bar & accommodation. Let our clear warm waters, swaying palm trees and no-motorized traffic ensure your holiday is a memorable one. « less
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Madrid, Spain
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

While being on a 7 nights vacation on Gili islands (Gili Air) and after doing one nice but quite boring "fun dive" with a very good local diveshop "Gili Air Divers" - I've decided that it was a perfect time to start what I've been dreaming of for quite a while i.e. an oopportunity to push myself into technical diving.... More

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BlueMarlinDive, Manager at Blue Marlin Dive - Gili Trawangan, responded to this review
22 May 2013

Hello There, Wow, what an incedible review! We are extremely happy you had a great introduction into the realm of technical dive training with Blue Marlin Dive and that your experience with our instructor Ari Martinez was, in your opinion, unbeatable. We agree he is an utmost professional in his approach to teaching, and Blue Marlin Dive is lucky to... More

Koeln, Germany
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

I did my Open Water end of April 2013 with Blue Marlin Dive @ Gili T and enjoyed every second with them. It felt like my 2nd home right after the first day:-) My instructor was Ari for the first 2 days and Scuba Steve for the last day, both highly professional, experienced and fun to talk to / hang... More

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BlueMarlinDive, Manager at Blue Marlin Dive - Gili Trawangan, responded to this review
18 May 2013

Hello There, Thank you for reviewing our dive centre and for the great comments you have made about us. We are very happy that after visitng several dive centre's in Gili Trawangan that you chose Blue Marlin Dive as the best option for you. It fantastic that you appreciated our ability to customise the diving timetable to your needs and... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013 via mobile

Husband is Dive Master and was coaxing me into doing my Open Water. Eventually I relented and started on our holiday at Gili T. After Day 1 with Blue Marlin I was hooked. The team lead by Edwin are all very extremely friendly and make you feel like the place is your second home. Equipment is of very good standard... More

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BlueMarlinDive, Manager at Blue Marlin Dive - Gili Trawangan, responded to this review
16 May 2013

Hello There, We are very pleased with your good review of our dive centre. It is wonderful to hear that as a nervous beginner diver you felt very comfortable and safe throughout the pool and open water training of your courses. It is good that you notice our attention to detail with regard to choosing suitable dive sites depending on... More

Montreal, Canada
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

From the get go I knew Blue Marlin was not like any other dive shop on the Island! The equipment is all new, well maintained and they even have Tec diving options for those brave enough to give it a shot. I chose to do my Rescue Diver certification alongside a buddy of mine who chose to do his Advanced... More

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BlueMarlinDive, Manager at Blue Marlin Dive - Gili Trawangan, responded to this review
15 May 2013

Hello, Thank you for the fantastic review of our dive centre, its amazing to hear from a diver with many experiences around the world that we compare favourably to other operators. It's great news that your Rescue Diver class with Signe was a 5 Star experience, and that you found her to be an engaged and "awesome" instructor. We are... More

Melbourne, Australia
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Twelve months ago I completed my Open Water Dive course at Blue Marlin Dive, Gili Meno, which was an awesome experience. So when I came to Gili Trawangan in early May 2013, the Dive shop I was going to choose was a no brainier. Initially I was thinking of just completing a few rec dives, but after a refresher with... More

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BlueMarlinDive, Manager at Blue Marlin Dive - Gili Trawangan, responded to this review
12 May 2013

Hello There, Thank you for your fantastic review of our dive centre, its great to get such an awesome response. We are glad to hear that the refresh course with Steve inspired you to go one step further and that you found the right blend of fun and safety in the capable hands of our instructor Mike for your advanced... More

Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

My friend and I were recommended to go to Blue Marling by the home stay we were staying at on Gili T. Best recommendation ever! We started out with just a fun dive and then we got talked into doing our deep adventure dive by the crazy Mike, it was totally worth it as we saw 2 sharks, tons of... More

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BlueMarlinDive, Manager at Blue Marlin Dive - Gili Trawangan, responded to this review
12 May 2013

Hi There, Wow, what an amazing review, we are proud to be the highlight of your four month trip around South East Asia! It's a great honour to award us. We are glad you enjoyed your diving experiences here and happy to hear that we have hooked another person into diving!! It's also good to know you enjoyed the company... More

Perth, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

I trained for open water license and didn't know anything about diving. All the crew are so respectful and they arranged to change time schedule to tailor my vacation a lot. My instructor teach all the required point so patiently and she repeat required things a couple of times and then she teach me in practice a couple of times.... More

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BlueMarlinDive, Manager at Blue Marlin Dive - Gili Trawangan, responded to this review
10 May 2013

Hello there, Thank you for your positive review of our dive centre. We are happy to hear you appreciated us changing the timetable and tailoring it to suit your laid back holiday needs. We are glad that you enjoyed the diving and found your instructor patient and respectful. We hope that you will continue your diving adventures around the world... More

Brisbane, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

Cheap place to get your dive certifications, friendly staff! We had one of the staff members take us our on the dive boat and acted as our personal tour guide whilst we snorkelled. Was such an amazing experience!

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BlueMarlinDive, Manager at Blue Marlin Dive - Gili Trawangan, responded to this review
5 May 2013

Hello, Thank you for your positive review of our dive centre. We are happy to hear that you found our dive courses excellent value for money and our staff to be helpful and friendly. Thank you for letting us know you also appreciated the availability of one of our boat crew to act as your personal snorkelling guide. We hope... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013 via mobile

Me n my hubby spent our honeymoon on Lombok. On the 2nd day we chose snorkeling and diving activities. We choose Blue Marlin Diving.Actually this is our first time snorkeling n diving experience. But we get a great diving site and great instructor. We'll be back soon

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BlueMarlinDive, Manager at Blue Marlin Dive - Gili Trawangan, responded to this review
5 May 2013

Hello, Congratulations on your marriage and thank you for making a review of our dive centre, We are pleased to hear you had a pleasant time with us for your first time diving experience and it was an enjoyable honeymoon activity. We are happy to know you found your instructor helpful and experienced, we are lucky to have such an... More

Cairns, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2013

I did my advanced open water course and Nitrox course in December 2012. It was the best! Really small groups and the instructors are the best I've encountered. Not only knowledgeble and enthusiastic about their job, but also show a genuine interest in their students. I was only staying for a week, but could've stayed much longer because the peeps... More

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BlueMarlinDive, Manager at Blue Marlin Dive - Gili Trawangan, responded to this review
20 April 2013

Hello, Thank you for taking the time to review our dive centre and we are delighted to hear that it is your best dive experience so far as you have dived in so many different countries. We are glad that you found our instructors to be knowledgeable, enthusiastic and interested in you as a student. We are lucky to have... More

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